lesson 6 : using and evaluating instructional materials

Using and

Evaluating

Instructional

Materials

“ You should have a good idea of your destination,

both in the over all purposes of education and

in the everyday work of your teaching. If you don’t know where you are going, you cannot properly choose

a way to get there”.

Instructional MaterialsThese are devices that assist the facilitator in the teaching learning process. Instructional

material are not self supporting: they

are supplementary training devices.

Selections of Materials-Does the material give a true picture of the ideas they present? To avoid misconceptions, it is always good to ask when the material was produced.-Does the material contribute meaningful content to the topic under study? -Does the material help you achieve the instructional objective?

Is there a teacher’s guide to provide a briefing for effective use? The chance that the instructional material will be used the maximum and to the optimum is increased with a teacher’s guide.

Can the material in question help to make students

better thinkers and develop their critical

faculties? With exposure to mass media, it is highly important that we

maintain and strengthen our

rational powers.

Is the materials worth the time, expense and

effort involved? A field trip, for instance,

requires much time, effort and money.

The Proper Use of Materials

“ It is one thing to select a good instructional

materials; it is another thing to use it well”.

-Hayden Smith and Thomas Nagel (1972) book authors

on instructional Media.

PPPFPrepare yourselfPrepare your students

Presents Your MaterialFollow Up

Prepare yourselfYou should know your lesson

objective and what you expect from the

class after the session and why

you have selected such particular instructional

material.

Prepare your studentsSet class

expectations and learning goals.

Motivate them and keep them

interested and engaged.

Presents Your MaterialUnder the best

possible conditions. Using

media and materials,

especially if they are mechanical in

nature, often requires

rehearsal and a carefully planned

performance.

Follow UpYou use the instructional

materials for the attainment of a

lesson objective.

The materials that we select must:

Give a true picture of the ideas they present.Contribute to the attainment of the learning objective.Be appropriate to the age, intelligence and experience of the learners.

Be in good and satisfactory condition.Be culture-sensitive and gender-sensitive.Provide for a teacher's guide.Help develop the critical and creative thinking powers of the students.Promote collaborative learning.Be worth the time, expense and effort involved.

For optimum use of the instructional material, it is necessary that the teacher prepares:HerselfHer studentsThe instructional material and does follow upPromote independently study.

9 Instructional events by Robert Gagne

Gain AttentionInform learner of objectivesStimulate recall of prior learningPresents stimulus materialsProvide learner GuidanceElicit performanceProvide FeedbackAsses performanceEnhance retention transfer

There is no such thing as best instructional

material!No

Instructional material, no matter how

superior, can take the place of an effective

teacher.

Prepared By : Danila May Lipon Carreon Samson Mariano